How to cook rice in a pressure cooker (with pics)

How to cook rice in a pressure cookerWhile I was giving recipe for a rice dish, I was wondering what is the point in giving recipes for rice dishes, if a person does not know how to cook rice. The description for my blog itself is "A Blog for beginners which led me to post "how to cook rice in a pressure cooker".There are so many sites on the net giving you instructions on how to prepare various

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How to compost naturally?

As I have mentioned earlier, that my blog is not just to share recipes but also to create awareness on subjects which I am passionate about. Now-a- days most of the food we eat consist of traces of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which is very harmful for our health. It causes diseases like cancer and other chronic illness. It is difficult to source organic products and mostly the price is

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Simple Chocolate Cake

Hurray! I have completed 50 posts. So I wanted to celebrate it with a Chocolate cake. Before that I would like to share with you all, a few things. I started blogging just to keep a record of all my recipes. Another reason - may be when my kids grow up they can refer their mom's blog from wherever they settle down. Isn't it? But now I got hooked to it and I have also learnt many things after

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Cleaning tips

I started this blog not only to share the recipes that I cook for my family but also to share with my buddies interesting facts and tips.In this post I am sharing few cleaning tips which you might find useful. For coffee and tea stain, dust some talcum powder in that area and then wash as usual.Lemons are excellent stain remover. Fruit juice stain, ice cream stain, ink stain can be removed by

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Karasev Recipe-Khara Sev-Easy Diwali Snacks Recipes

Karasev is a very popular snack and is very easy to prepare. When my mother came to stay with me a few months back, she did this karasev for the blog. I asked her as she is an expert in it. Her recipe is very simple and also fool proof. This post was waiting for a very long time. Now that Diwali is nearing, I though it is the right time to post this Easy Diwali Snacks. Today we will learn how

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Gooseberry Pickle

My mother is very good in making pickles. Her garlic pickle is a hit among friends and relatives. So naturally I learnt to prepare all the pickles from her.You can definitely look forward for a collection of pickle recipes in my blog though this is the first one I am posting. I usually prefer home made pickles as store bought ones are loaded with preservatives. Pickles are very simple and easy

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